[MaxScript] Rollout instances troubles

EspiSensei

Hi polycounters!

I'm developing a tool that load every scripts contain a subfolder (called "Pickers") and then load into the Rollout the script, in this case is another Rollout.


The problem is when I execute another instance, if you select another external script (not human), this is loaded perfectly but if you select  "Picker_Human", this new instance doesn't load the rolloout, I don't understand this case, because i force the rollout with Local variables instead of Global, because in global case if you load the second instance and select a other externarl script it loads in the first instance.

Example with local vars:



the code:

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------ROLLOUT------------------------------------------------------------------ROLLOUT------------------------------------- 

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(
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-- Global Vars
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    local DynRollFloater, DynRO_current, DynRO_old
    local rootFolder = getFileNamePath (getThisScriptFilename())
    local sourceFolder = rootFolder + "Pickers\\"
    local PickerScripts = getFiles (sourceFolder + "*.ms")
    local dynRoll_rollouts = #()
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-- Detecing the picker scripts
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        if PickerScripts.count == 0 then
        (
            append dynRoll_rollouts "Any script detected"

        )else
            (
                for picker in PickerScripts do
                (   
                    pickerName = getFilenameFile picker
                    filein picker
                    append dynRoll_rollouts pickerName
                )
            )
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-- Rollout Options Rollout MAIN MENU
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    rollout RollOptions "Main Menu" width:292 height:92
    (
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- Interface
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        GroupBox 'grp' "Modes" width:250 height:80 align:#left
dropdownList 'PickerList' offset:[15,-60] width:185 height:40 items:dynRoll_rollouts align:#left
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- Handlers
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
        -- update interface...
        -- set-up on first run...

        on RollOptions open do
        (
DynRO_old = HelpRoll
        )
        
        on PickerList selected state do (
-- set target rollout...
                
                DynRO_current = execute(PickerList.selected as String)
                if (DynRO_old == undefined) then
                (
                    messagebox("UNDEFINED --> current:" + DynRO_current as string)
                    DynRO_old = DynRO_current
                )

            -- feedback (optional - use for debugging)...
                print ("Removing " + dynRO_old as String + " and creating " + dynRO_current as String)
                
            -- add and remove the rollouts...
                messageBox("DynRO_old :" + DynRO_old as string)
                removeRollout DynRO_old DynRollFloater
                addRollout DynRO_current DynRollFloater
                DynRO_old = DynRO_current
)
    )
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-- Other Rollouts
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    rollout HelpRoll "HELP"
    (
        editText 'edtxtHelp' "" pos:[8,32] width:288 height:328 align:#center readOnly:True text:" HOLI "
    )

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------END ROLLOUT------------------------------------------------------------------END ROLLOUT------------------------------------- 

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-- Create Floater
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    --if DynRollFloater != undefined then closerolloutfloater DynRollFloater

    DynRollFloater = newRolloutFloater "Picker Main Menu" 500 800

    addRollout RollOptions DynRollFloater;
    addRollout HelpRoll DynRollFloater;
)

Thanks for all again! ^^

Swordslayer

You are executing a string, execute always works in global scope, not in local one. Everytime you think of using execute, think again - for example here it makes more sense to have an array of rollouts and populate the dropdown with their .name or .title

EspiSensei

Thank for the help Swordslayer!

Fix it and works!

Thank you guys! you rock!